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- What does the phrase “united kingdom” mean when applied to the Israelites?
- Name any five of the northern tribes.
- How does Amnon overcome Tamar? And what are the consequences?
- What causes the rift between David and Absalom? (Remember Faulkner’s novel Absalom, Absalom!)
- Describe David’s preparations for the Temple. Why didn’t David build it?
- How can David be a great Hebrew hero when he sinned so frequently?
- What prompted Solomon to kill Adonijah and to move the high priesthood from the family of Abiathar to that of Sadok (Zakok)?
- Who are Jeroboam and Rehoboam, and why are they important?
- What made Ahab and Jezebel particularly bad rulers of Samaria?
- What is the difference between Elijah and Elisha?